VALORANT Map Lotus: The Best Initiators to Use

The newest Valorant map Lotus is a labyrinth of narrow passageways and tiny spike sites that encourage lots of close fighting. It draws inspiration from forgotten towns full of mysterious treasures and antiquities.

Its distinctive nature—a large map with three closely spaced out sites—also determines the agent meta on the map, thus Sova and other well-known initiators may not be your first choice.

Here’s a look at the best initiators to play on Lotus.

Breach

Due in large part to the cramped, tiny sites that make Breach’s Flashpoint blind even more punitive and challenging to avoid, the Swedish initiator dominates the competition on Lotus. An opponent who is holding the choke point at a close angle will probably be rendered unconscious if Flashpoint is used on the B site, for example.

He can also use his Fault Line stun to knock opponents off oppressive vantage points like A Main and the A Stairs.

Because there are so many tight corners and boxes to hide behind, Aftershock can easily remove bothersome angles.

Finally, because it can cover all three sites, his Rolling Thunder ultimate is fantastic for both executes and retakes.

Fade

Fade’s two Prowlers, which are excellent for clearing out the map’s sharp angles and corners, are her greatest assets. These will be particularly helpful for getting directions to C Bend and the approach to B site.

Prowlers can also lead the way through the rotating doors on the map, providing teammates who are trailing them with a crucial distraction.

Even though there are fewer roofs available for Haunt to use as a vantage point, the A and C locations still have ledges that can be used to gather information.

Nightfall is another potent tool for attacks or retakes because it can cover all three sites, similar to Breach’s Rolling Thunder.

KAY/O

Due in significant part to his proficiency with the ZERO/POINT suppressing sword, KAY/O ranks well. If KAY/O can’t initially put an end to Killjoy, she’s going to be the strongest sentinel on Lotus and her usefulness will be a pain to deal with.

Due to the knife’s large radius, it may also transmit important information over walls while remaining impervious to attack. You can learn about the entire A site by placing the knife on top of A Hut, which appears to be a good place to do so.

However, for post-plants and site opening, KAY/flashes O’s and FRAG/MENT molly continue to be useful tools.

Sova

Valorant map Lotus is not a kind that supports simple Sova lineups because of its enclosed locations. There are still some effective lineups, but they prevent Sova from keeping an advantage at a distance and force him to be quite close to the spike in post-plant scenarios, which is a riskier condition.

He could still scout and clean out the crevices of each location, though, thanks to his ability to bounce his Recon Bolt and Shock Bolt.

No matter the geography, the owl drone is a great recon tool that teammates can still follow onto spots.

Skye

When sent out to A or C Main, Skye’s Guiding Light flashes can deliver important information by making use of their extensive, unobstructed sightlines.

Despite this, Trailblazer scouts will struggle in these regions because adversaries can eliminate it before they enter the field of view of its confined eyesight. However, Fade’s Prowlers can easily take its place when attacking B or C, thus Trailblazer might be useful in those situations.

She is by no means a bad agent for the map, but it will be harder to make use of her powers compared to other initiators.

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